The Osceola times., 1887-10-01

TIE color question In the public schools
is producing friction in Ohio.
MsseHAxDisE exports from the United
States during August past. were valued ~
x5, ,l26, ,0s7, against 81, ,ls3,o03 in August,
1886
THE arrivals OF immigrants TO this
country during August past were S',"oc
against 20, 800 In August, 1850, Germany
furnishing the largest number.
TIE semi-centennlai fair celebration at
Lyons, n. ", on the 2ad, was accounted
the most marked in the history OF the
place. The distinguished visitors includ-
ed United States Senator John Sherman.
After the procession Senators Sherman
and Hiscock held q reception at the Fair
grounds. A banquet was given to the dis
tinguished visitors by the business men OF
the place in the evening.
IT is reported that the Freach Cabinet
has decided that the manifesto OF the
Count OF Paris does not justify the expnl-
sion OF the princes, unless an endeavor bs
made to circulate the manifesto, when
they will lie Immediately expelled.
MAX WE'LL, twenty-seven years old,
clerk, who had been boarding with Mrs.
Henrietta SchacSe, In New York, invited
the landlady's son on the night OF the I'D
to 60 with him TO the Lords supper and
meet the crowned heads Of Europe.
Mrs. Schacke, fearing that he was insane,
had him arrested.
THE National Bureau Of Statistics re-
ports that for the eight months OF the eur.
rent year, TO September ], the number OF
immigrants landed in this country was
362, ,s39, against 254,G during the corre-
sDonding part of last year.
APPLICATIONS for prepayment OF in
terest on $4,000 registered bonds were
received at the Treasury in Washington
on the cath, making n total TO date OF
Sa5, ,s3I, ,l5o.
THREE West Point cadets, sentenced to
be dismissed from the service for drunk
enness. and one suspended FOR ten months
without pay for leaving his post as senti.
mel, have had their sentences mitigated
by the President to confinement in the
light prison for term OF months.
THE passengers who arrived on the
steamship Alesia, which was found TO have
cholera on board. will be kept In strict
quarantine until all danger Of infection is
past.
ONE OF the features OF the York (Pa.)
centennial celebration. which closed on
In the Industrial parade representing the
Indian school at Carlisle.
REPORTS from every part of the country
on the cath told OF delegations Of Grand
Army men moving toward St Louis to at
tend the annual encampment. Several
thousand arrived in ST. Louis on the morn
ing OF the 25tb.
AT the close Of the week ended the Path
the Detroits were five cloar games in the
lead for the League baseball champion
ship, the Chicsgos, VIII, remain second,
dropping two games to tho Bostons on that
day. The st. Louis Browns suffered three
straight defeats at the hands Of the Gin
cinnatis, but that only put them back a
few points; they win the pennant just the
same.
THE sovereign Grand Lodge !. o. o. f.,
concluded its work on the oath, at Denver.
Col, and adjourned sine die. Many Of
the delegates went on prearranged excur-
sions.
FoR the twenty four hours ended the
oath there were 1l9 new cases OF cholera in
the infected districts OF Sicily: sixty
deaths occurred at Messina. ten cases and
nine deaths at Catania, and six cases and
two deaths at Palermo.
A NUMBER OF prominent steamship Of.
ficials and others In New York are agitat'
ing the question Of establishing n naval
reserve. The Secretary Of the Navy Is to
be consulted by a committee OF ten as 10
the furtherance OF the project.
A NEW Indian alarm has broken out in
Arizona.
Two deaths occurred from cholera al
New York on the 23th.
Snow fell north of Pennington, Me-, on
the 2jth, covering the top Of the Old Blue
and other mountains.
SoME very important questions have
been selected for consideration of the
Evangelical Alliance, soon 10 meet in
Washington.
AT Belfast, Ireland on the e+th, q moi
stoned the police and wrecked the inn al
which the police are quartered. The po
lice, after being strongly reinforced. dis
persed the crowd and put them 70 rout
Several League meetings were held in
Glare. and were unmolested.
THE Union Coal Company at Shamokin,
Pa, have promulgated an agreement
whereby their miners will receive eight
per cent. advance aud laborors fifteen pei
cent. and other minor concessions. TheiI
| colleries resumed on the 2Gth. The Min
eral Mining Company and their striker,
have not yet reached settlement All
| other coal COMPANIES are working.